Vera gaped in shock and disbelief. "Marcius lied? Why would you say that?"

Ashley answered her question with a question, "What do you know about Marcius Stark's life? And death?"

Vera quickly replied, "He's born in Coleham in 664 AD. He died in 1663 AD—exactly a thousand years later."

Ashley shook her head. "My people dug through copious amounts of ancient Coleham records. As he passed the magistrate trials with honors and took a place in the imperial court, his name can be found in historica